Let's cap credit-card interest rates, take the fight to Big Pharma, end exploitative forced labor, and rid politics of corporate money once and for all.
Rid politics of corporate money once and for all.
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Evidence
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Congress.gov lists Hawley as sponsor, introduced 10/31/2023. Latest action: read twice and referred to Senate Rules and Administration. Status: Introduced. The CRS summary says the bill would prohibit political contributions or donations by publicly traded corporations.
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The FEC states that individuals, groups, corporations, labor organizations and political committees may support or oppose candidates by making independent expenditures, and that independent expenditures are not contributions and are not subject to limits.
Assessments
Hawley made a concrete federal legislative attempt by sponsoring S.3173, the Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act of 2023, which targeted corporate political money. But the bill remained only introduced and referred to committee in the 118th Congress, and federal rules still allow corporations to make independent expenditures. The promised outcome of ridding politics of corporate money was therefore not delivered, though the legislative effort warrants an effort badge.